A local hair salon invites its customers to “use your imagination.”

Emajonashon Street has been in Charleston for four years.

Located at 510 6th St. on the square downtown, Angela and Brent Byrd opened the salon after they moved to Charleston.

“Me and my husband are very whimsical people,” Angela said. “When we moved to Charleston, neither of us could find a job that we wanted. So we just opened up a store.”

She said the store has made changes in the past few years.

“We have kind of evolved ever since we opened,” Angela said, about the changes made to her store in the past few years. “It’s kinda fun since we are the owners, and we can do whatever we want. What works, we keep – and what doesn’t, we do something different.”

Angela said when the pair opened the store, their intent was to create a different place where people felt comfortable getting their hair done.

“We wanted it to be a fun experience,” Angela said.

Emajonashon Street can be described as a trendy salon decorated in bright colors. Black and white photographs decorate the walls around the stylist stations.

“It’s not like a normal salon, where you just have the basics. It’s a little more creative and artistic,” said Kelsie Sager, hair stylist at Emajonashon Street. “It has that more up-to-date look; more a college student’s environment.”

The most recent change Emajonashon Street made was putting in new stations in July.

“We have room for six stylists,” Angela said. “Right now, there are only three of us, and I think we are going to keep it that way for now.”

Emajonashon Street has a variety of male and female customers for their hair coloring, haircutting, perm and facial waxing services.

“We have a lot of college students, so we do a lot of fun crazy colors, but we also do subtle,” Angela said.

Sager said Angela worked in Chicago and San Diego, where she picked up different styles and techniques before coming to Charleston.

“Angie is very creative and teaches us a lot of different and new things,” Sager said.

Angela said she loves her business and its location on the square. The first year the salon opened, she said many customers came from nearby apartments and businesses.

“It’s like a small community down here. We all support each other,” Angela said. “I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.”